John fransham (18 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Einband - fest (Hardcover). Zustand: New.

Einband - fest (Hardcover). Zustand: New.

Einband - fest (Hardcover). Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. The Whole World in Miniature or Entertaining Traveller. Giving an account of Every Thing Necessary and Curious; As to the situation, customs, manners, genius, temper, diet, diversions, religious and other cerimonies, trade, manufactures, arts, sciences, government, policies, laws, buildings, beasts, birds, fishes, plants, drugs, cities, mountains, rivers, and other curiosities, belonging to every country throughout the world. In two volumes. Bookplate of Brownlow Cust, possibly 1st Baron Brownlow 1744-1807. Inscription dated 1763. With foldout maps and illustrations. Third edition, 'much improved; with the addition of a new sett of cutts and maps'. The covers of volume I are loose and the blank front flyleaf is present but detached. Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. …

Zustand: Good. 3rd Edition. Volume I only of the two volume set. Contemporary full speckled calf leather binding. Spine with five raised bands and chipped title label. Wear to spine with loss to ends. Wear to corners of boards. Joints cracked but both boards securely attached. Inscription to front pastedown endpaper (dated 1810). Good solid binding, clean text throughout. Fold-out world map frontis, with creasing. Two full page plates: Travelling Laplanders; The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Two fold-out plates at the end of the text illustrating the dress of various nations and races, including Chinese, Mogul, Tartar, Hottentot, Negroe, Virginia Indian, Florida Indian etc. The second of the foldouts is missing the right-hand third of the engraving. Rear free endpaper has been removed. The enlarged third edition, the last to be published within Fransham's lifetime. This volume covers Europe, with chapters on Russia, Sweden, Lapland, Denmark, Poland, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, England, Scotland and Ireland. This edition is particularly scarce. Not in the British Library. ESTC lists only four copies (Brighton, Warsaw, Stanford and Berkeley). WorldCat also locates a copy at New York and a single volume at Madrid. ESTC: T217912. Overall condition is Good. Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches (11 x 17 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 12mo, 4, 256.…

Second edition, much enlarged with "the addition of a new sett of cutts", 2 vols., 12mo (165 x 100 mm), [2], 336; 275, [21]pp., imprint date omitted in vol. I, 2 folding engraved frontispieces showing the costumes of the various countries, that to volume one with tear to fold and slightly cropped at lower margin, 10 engraved plates, woodcut head and tail pieces, a nice set in contemporary sprinkled calf, spine with five raised bands ruled in gilt, volume number in gilt to third compartments. Volume two concerns the Americas, including Peru, Mexico, Chile, Jamaica, Cuba, Virginia, Carolina, New-England and others, in addition to England, Scotland and Ireland. Provenance: Contemporary ink ownership signature of E. Vaughan 1741 to endpapers and at head of title page. Sabin 25670.…